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1
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Who wrote Ozymandias?

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Percy Bysshe Shelley

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What form does Ozymandias take?

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It’s a type of Sonnet

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Who is the speaker in the poem?

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There are many voices- the traveller, Ozymandias, the poet

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What is Ozymandias mainly about?

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An arrogant Pharaoh whose statue is destroyed by nature

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Name the technique: ‘sneer of cold command’

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Alliteration

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Name the technique: ‘Stand in the desert. Near them on the sand’

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Caesura

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Name the technique: ‘My name is Ozymandias, King of Kings:’

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hyperbole

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Name the technique: ‘colossal wreck’

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oxymoron

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What is the best word to describe the statue?

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Dilapidated

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What technique is: ‘The heart that fed’

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A metaphor

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What are themes in the poem?

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Pride/Arrogance
Man Vs Nature
Art and Culture
Mortality
Domination
Power
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12
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What famous ruler might the poem be inspired by?

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Ramses II

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In which country is the statue that the traveller is describing?

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Egypt

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Who was Percy Bysshe Shelley’s wife?

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Mary Shelley

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The discovery of monuments by which leader inspired Shelly to write Ozymandias?

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Napoleon

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‘I met a traveller from an antique land’ - First, second or third person?

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First person

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‘The hand that mocked them and the heart that fed’ - What is meant by ‘mocked’?

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Described

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18
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My name is … Look on my works, ye Mighty and despair!’ - What technique is being used here?

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Irony

19
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In which period did Percy Bysshe Shelley write Ozymandias?

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Romantic period

20
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How can you compare Ozymandias with William Blake’s London?

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They both express a dislike for the monarchy and they both deal with the theme of arrogance.

21
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How does Ozymandias differ to William Blake’s London?

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One is a sonnet and one is in four quatrains

One is a first hand account and one is a second hand

22
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In Ozymandias, the inscription beneath the statue indicates that the king is…

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Arrogant
Boastful
Proud

23
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Which quotation in the poem suggests that the sculptor has satirised (ridiculed) Ozymandias?

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“The hand that mocked them…”

24
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What type of poet was Shelley?

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A romantic poet

25
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True of False?

Shelley APPROVED of the British monarchy.

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False.

Shelley DISAPPROVED of the British monarchy and was radical politically.

26
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What could you suggest the poem is a criticism of?

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People who wield (have and use) power in an undemocratic way and rule as a tyrant.

27
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In Ozymandias, what suggests that art, language and literature are more enduring (lasting) than human power?

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That nothing remains of Ozymandias except a statue and an inscription

28
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What KEY IDEA does the poem highlight?

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The insignificance of humans compared to nature and time

29
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What does the JUXTAPOSITION between “colossal” and “wreck” emphasise?

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The contrast between Ozymandias’ former power and the statue’s current state.

30
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What does the CAESURA in line 12 highlight?

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How Ozymandias’ power has come to an end.

31
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What is the ruined statue a METAPHOR for?

A

Political Power

32
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What’s the technique used in the quote “look!” in Ozymandias?

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Imperative Verb

33
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Which techniques does Shelley use to portray Ozymandias negatively?

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Alliteration

Negative Imagery

34
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Which 2 words does Shelley juxtapose (place next to each other for effect) to emphasise that human power is temporary?

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“Colossal” and “Wreck”

35
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What are examples of negative language Shelley uses to portray Ozymandias negatively?

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“Wrinkled”
“Sneer”
“Frown”
“Stamped”

36
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Fill in the Gaps:
Shelley does not follow a ______ rhythm or rhyming scheme. This gives the poem a ______ (broken) feel. Shelley does this to reflect Ozymandias’ crumbling power.

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Regular, fragmented

37
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What type of poem traditionally is a SONNET? And what does this suggest about the poem?

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A love poem - the poet could be making a little joke, pointing to Ozymandias’ love for himself and his ego.

38
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What is the irony of the statue standing in a now “boundless and bare” desert?

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Ozymandias commissioned the statue to make sure he was immortalised in people’s memories. But instead he is surrounded by a “boundless and bare” desert and therefore seen by no one.

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What is the effect of the poem being a SECOND HAND ACCOUNT?

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The speaker has not seen the statue for himself - this highlights how insignificant Ozymandias has now become.

40
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How does the speaker create IRONY in the poem?

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The statue
Second hand account
Sonnet form

41
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What is the main irony in Ozymandias?

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Ozymandias thinks his power will be immortal but it crumbles

42
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What poems could you compare Ozymandias to on the theme of POWER OF NATURE VS POWER OF HUMANS?

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Exposure
Tissue
The Prelude
Storm on the Island

43
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What poems could you compare Ozymandias to on the theme of POWERFUL INDIVIDUALS, MISUSE OF POWER AND CORRUPTION?

A

My Last Duchess

London

44
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There are many metaphors describing the statue in Ozymandias. The ruined statue is a metaphor for:

A

Political power

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